Thursday

Sep 19, 2019 at 7:47 PM

I consider myself a bit of a Francophile, mostly because I love cheese, but I also love the language, the attitude and the music.

When I first got into music other than thrash punk back in high school, one of the first bands I was drawn to was Stereolab. No, Stereolab isn’t coming to Gainesville, though that would be something special. Instead, I want to introduce you to Les Profs de Skids, whose website is literally all in French. As I’ve been neglecting my Duolingo, I can’t really help with translation. But I can understand the universal language of music, and this dark, surf, garage rock French nonet (a group of nine, apparently) speak it really well. It’s instrumental and fantastic. If you like bouncy, guitar-driven instrumental music, you would be remise if you missed this (play on words intended).

Do your patriotic duty and check out the band from the land that helped us win our independence all those years ago. They perform Tuesday, along with Kansas City, Missouri rockers Nature Boys, Parallel and Velma and the Happy Campers at The Backyard, starting at 9 p.m.

Potty Mouth performs along with Gutless and Gilt tonight at The Atlantic, starting at 9.

Loosey’s hosts a free show tonight with performances by Mike Llerena & The Nerve, The Reinhards and Tampa-based psych-surf rockers The Drain Outs, starting at 9.

Tonight, The Juan Rollan Quartet performs one of John Coltrane’s most influential albums, "A Love Supreme," in all of its jazzy glory, at Heartwood Soundstage, starting at 8.

Beatles tribute band The Impostors perform for the Free Fridays Concert Series at Bo Diddley Plaza, starting at 8.

Whale Feral performs along with Oxford Noland and Thirsty Fish tonight at High Dive, starting at 9:30.